Rose plant named &#39;Poulpar130&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Miniature class which has abundant, red-purple flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Botanical designation: Rosa hybrida.

Variety denomination: ‘Poulpar130’.

This application claims priority to Plant Breeder's Rights Application Number 2020/2272, which was filed at the Community Plant Variety Rights Office in the European Union on Sep. 21, 2020, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling. Both of the parent varieties are non-patented.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2015 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpar130’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by the following characteristics. The male pollen parent plant has mauve flowers while the new variety has red-purple flowers. The female seed parent plant has a growth height of 45 cm while the new variety grows to 30 to 35 cm in one season.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant red-purple flowers;     -   2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated on its own         roots;     -   3. Exceptional disease resistance.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpar130’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2015 and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpar130’ was selected in the spring of 2016 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpar130’ by rooted cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July, 2016. This initial and other subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpar130’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpar130’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers in bud form and various stages of opening, fully open flowers viewed from above and the side, petals detached revealing reproductive flower parts, detached sepals showing pedicel and flower receptacle, bare stems, and leaves. Plants shown are 4 months of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpar130’, as observed in its growth in a heated glass house in Odense Denmark. Observed plants are 4 months of age, and were grown on their own roots in 24 cm pots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulpar072’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,931 dated Sep. 30, 2014 are compared to ‘Poulpar130’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpar130’ ‘Poulpar072’ Petal Count 45 30 Flower Diameter 55 mm 45 to 55 mm General Tonality Red-Purple Group 60D Red Group 53B blended of Flower Color with intonations of Red-Purple Group N57B

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 20 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 13 mm. Bud form:             Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Red-Purple             Group 61A. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group             144B. Surface: Lightly pubescent. Sepal outer surface:             Color: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Texture: Smooth. Sepal             Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union with receptacle.             Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous appendages on             three of the five sepals. Sepal size: About 28 mm long, 6 mm             wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 5 mm in height, 7             mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Shape: Funnel.             Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: 42 mm. Diameter: 3 mm on             average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Strength: Strong.         -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne singly.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Strong perfume. Duration: The             blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 19             days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have             fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 55 mm when open.             Flower depth is 21 mm. Flower shape: High centered, double,             with a high pointed center which is tightly closed. Shape of             flower, side view: The upper portion is flat and partially             convex. The lower portion is flat.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have about 45             petals.         -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red-Purple             Group 60D.         -   Petal color.—Outer petals: Upper surface Red-Purple Group             61B. Splashed with Red-Purple Group 62C. Basal zone Yellow             Group 2D. Lower surface Red-Purple Group 63A at marginal             zone. Splashed with Red-Purple Group 65B. Basal zone Yellow             Group 2D. Inner petals: Upper surface Red Group 53B splashed             with intonations of Red-Purple Group 59A. Basal zone Yellow             Group 7B. Lower surface Red-Purple Group 61B splashed with             White Group N155B. Yellow 7B at basal zone.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Somewhat reflexed. Margin: Entire and             uniform. Moderate undulations. Shape: Broad and elliptic.             Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 30 mm (l)×31             mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Size: 11 mm (l) by 8 mm (w). Quantity: About 9.             Shape: Elliptical with an acute base and rounded apices.             Color: The upper surface is Red Group 53B with Yellow 7B at             the point of attachment. The lower surface is Red-Purple             Group 61B splashed with White Group N155B. Yellow 7C at the             basal zone.         -   Reproductive flower parts.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers:             Size: 2 mm in length. Color: Yellow Group 11B. Quantity: 35             on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 11C. Length:             10 mm. Pistils: Length: 11 mm. Quantity: 23 on average.             Stigmas: Color: Greyed Yellow 160D. Styles: Color: Greyed             Yellow 160D. Location of stigmas: Superior in location             relative to the length of the filaments and the height of             the anthers. Hips: None Observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright. Plants are 30 to 35 cm in height, and             25 cm wide.         -   Stems.—Color of juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 144B.             Color of mature growth: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length:             Canes are about 10 cm from the base of the plant to the             flowering portion. Diameter: About 5 mm. Internodes: On             mature canes about 39 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:             Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.         -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 4 prickles per 10 cm of stem.             Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 6 mm.             Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.             Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160D. Mature             prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160D.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: About 90 to 60 mm (l)×110 (w).             Quantity: 2 or 3 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Leaf             bearing angle to the stem: 45 degrees. Color of juvenile             foliage: Upper side: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower side:             Yellow-Green Group 144B. Color of mature foliage: Upper             side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green             Group 146B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 4 mm long, 3 mm             wide. Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly             broad based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely             serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:             21 mm. Diameter: 1.5 mm. Upper surface color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.             Rachis: Length: About 40 mm. Upper surface color:             Yellow-Green Group 144A. Lower surface color: Yellow-Green             Group 144A. Leaflet: Quantity: Normally 5 occasionally 7             leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size: Terminal leaflets are             about 30 mm long, 25 mm wide. Shape: Generally elliptical.             Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:             Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.             Glossiness: Not glossy.         -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery             mildew Sphaerotheca pannosa var. rosae, downy mildew             Peronospora sparsa, rust Phragmidium spp., black spot             Diplocarpon rosae, and Botrytis cinerea under normal growing             conditions.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

We claim:
 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature rose class named ‘Poulpar130’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant red-purple flowers, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom. 